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Job Description

Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9061.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 40,340.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 518,950 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers”.

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Tasks for “Publications Inspector”

Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.
Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments.
Compute usable amounts of items in shipments.
Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners.
Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.
Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.
Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.
Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards.
Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary.
Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
Position products, components, or parts for testing.
Weigh materials, products, containers, or samples to verify packaging weights or ingredient quantities.
Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.
Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.
Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.
Administer tests to assess whether engineers or operators are qualified to use equipment.
Compute defect percentages or averages, using formulas and calculators.
Inspect or test cleantech or green technology parts, products, or installations, such as fuel cells, solar panels, or air quality devices, for conformance to specifications or standards.
Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products.
Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
Grade, classify, or sort products according to sizes, weights, colors, or other specifications.
Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.

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